Dialogue Jump-Start.

Reports that the Togolese government and opposition parties have held talks in Lome to jump start the inter-Togolese parties dialogue interrupted since 1993. Political parties, civil societies and organizations that attended the meeting; Union for the Forces of Change vice president Patrick Lawson's declaration that the commencement of dialogue would contribute to easing political tension in the country; Failure of the opposition and the government to reach a consensus on the framework for dialogue and adopting an agenda.